mitigating climate change

• climate change can be mitigated through:

  • global intervention
  • regional intervention
  • national intervention
  • local intervention
• how can climate change be mitigated on a global scale?

  • limit global temperatures
  • support developing countries
  • public interaction
  • meet every 5 years (COP)
• how can climate change be mitigated on a regional scale?

  • '20% reduction in greenhouse gases'
  • '20% energy from renewable sources'
  • '20% energy from non-renewable sources'
• how can climate change be mitigated on a national scale?

  • legally binding target for UK to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
  • create national carbon budget
• how can climate change be mitigated on a local scale?

  • improve home insulation
  • recycle
  • use energy wisely